all the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. let me just make sure that i acknowledge the folks who are here, because they've played an important role in this. first of all, your congressional delegations, senator bon menendez, county executive dennis levinston, and others. obviously, this is a federal, state and local effort. the first thing i want to do is to thank reverybody that's been involved in the entire rescue and recovery process. at the top of my list, i have to say that governor christie, throughout this process, has been responsive and aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. and i think the people of new jersey recognized he's put his heart and soul into making sure the people of new jersey bounce back stronger than before. so i want to thank him for his leadership and partnership. i want to thank the congressional delegation, because part of the reason we're going to be able to respond quickly to all this is because they helped to make sure that fema financing was in place. and we're very appr